Insecticide



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Jilly 29,1924.

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To all whom z'tmay con'om'n; Be it: known'that I, PAUL R. JoNEs, a

citizen of the United States, residing at useful Improvements in Insecticides, of

Porterville, in the county of Tularc and State of California, have invented new and which the following is a specification.

This invention relates .to an insecticide material and particularly pertains to a mineral oil soap. Y

At the .present time it is common prac tice' to produce insecticide solutions from various ingredients, the most important of which. have been vegetable and animal 011 soaps incombination with cresylic acid.- Numerous disadvantages have attended the use of such solutions as sprays for-vegetation, due to the fact that the miscible oils and the acid break down producing insoluble calcium and magnesium oleates, commonly known as .lime and magnesium soaps, and which soaps are in the form of curds actingto clog the spray, and at the same time break down the ingredients of the solution so that the foliage of the plant-life is often injured, and an attendant poor penetration of scale obtained, this being especially true when the miscible oils and soaps use of mineral oil derivatives, such as sodium naphthenates producedduring the process of refining hydrocarbon oils apparently a combination of sodium or lye with acids of the naphthenic series, which occur in California petroleum and some Russlan 011s. A soap is formed chiefly composed of the sodium naphthenates, it being of high specific gravity, very viscous of bluish purple color, and readily diluting with water.

This mineral soap is made from the wash water of certain lubricating oils, after these oils have been neutralized with caustic soda to remove the sulfuric acid with which the oil has been previously treated. This procedure usually consists'in treating pale 011 or light automobile lubricating 011 of apmsmaaama a corn-muslin. 1'

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proximately 200 viscosity with-smashed. I

The acid tar or sludge is thereafter-allowed to settle and the oil then neutralized with caustic-soda; The washing ofthe oil with caustic-soda produces a by+pr0ductf,in ;the.-

fo'rm of wash waters which'are' saved; The caustic soda content of these waters combin'esfwith the acids of the'naphthenic series to ,form sodium naphthenates The Wash I waters inaythen betreated' with sulfuric acld, thus causing the sodiumjnaphthenates in the wash water to 'riseto the top of the solution, after which the water may* be drawn" off.

further neutralized with.- caustic soda to The naphthenates are thjen eliminate the free sulfuric acid, after which steam s blown' through the mass'funtil the rema nmg product is clear and practically free from Water. Another method of securing. sodium naphthenates from "wash water of the character describedis'toluse a strong salt I solution to separate the naphthenates from the water, drawn off and blown with steam until it is clear heavy, viscous sodium 'n aphthenate' soap.

these beingv then The product thus obtained'isialmineral i oil soap which is exceedingly valuable in the manufacture of oil emulsions ormiscible oil insecticides. ,The mineral oilfsoap may beused to produce a tank spray. byeombining it with crude oil, kerosene, or light {lubrieating oils in the proportions of one part-of the soap to two to four parts of oil, with a small amount of water added, thus produc ing an emulsifying product which may used as a spray. The mineral oil soa may alsobe made into a .cresol soap where-it will replace the vegetableor animalgoils which are being used at the present. time-in" the manufacture of such soaps, a preferable 'formula for making 843 gallonsof mineral I oil cresol soap is:

540 gal. mineral oil soap'in 'the formyof potash water sodium naphthenate. 125 gal. of caustic 23 Baum.

76O#.of ground resin. I gals. of high grade cres'ylic. acid of at least-95% phenol content.

50 gal. of water added to the mixmmbe 1 fore it is taken from thekettle'for evapora tion. v

' This mineral oil cresol soap is then-used with various oils such as kerosene, crude oilmixed with mineral oil in the proportionsor light lubricating oil for the manufacture of miscible oils as follows:

Mineral oil crcsol soap, 1 part.

Oil, 3, 4 or 5 parts.

The proportion of oil will depend upon the nature of the oil used and the degree of concentration of the miscible product ob tained. It is also necessary to add small amounts of water to the mixture of soap and oil whichwvill depend upon the concentra tion of the miscible oil and thcproportions ot' the parts of soap and oil. As for exa1nplc the smaller the amount of mineral cresol soap used in proportion to the amount of oil with which it is mixed, the more Water I is required to be added to insure that the resulting miscible oil will remain of uniform concentration and will be a stable product.

Another form of tank spray may be produced by mixing equal parts of mineral oil cresol soap with equal parts of the ordinary cresol soaps containing vegetable and animal oils. This combination soap is then of 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, after which the mixture is diluted with water'to make a uniform smooth emulsion ready for use in the tank. The ordinary cresol soap referred to above is usually made as follows:

750:,tj: of resin.

125 gal. of high grade cresylic acid of at least 95% phenol content.

102 gal. #2, 3, or i whale oil.

150 gal. of caustic potash water 23 Baum.

50 gal. water added just before the product is removed from the kettle.

By the use of mineral oil soaps alone or in combination with other soaps'when mixed with mineral oil it has been demonstrated that a, su erior insecticide spray is produced which wi 1 form a permanent emulsion with hard water without breaking down or forming curd soaps in the spray tank, as commonly occurs when mineral or ve etable oil soaps are used either by themse ves or in combination with cresylic acid and it has been further proven that the emulsion possesses greater penetratin qualities than heretofore obtained with lisss injury to the foliage of the vegetation.

Having thus described my invention, what 1 claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. As a composition of matter, an insecticid comprising sodium naphthenate and a liquid vehicle therefor.

2. An insecticide soap solution comprising sodium naphthenate, caustic alkali, resin and cresylic acid.

3. An insecticide solution comprising a hydrocarbon oil and sodium naphthcnate soap mixed therewith.

4. An insecticide emulsion comprising in combination sodium naphthenates, a vehicle of light grade oil and water.

5. An insecticide emulsion comprising sodium naphthenates, cresol soap, 2. vehicle of mineral oil and anadditional quantity of water suflicient to produce a smooth emul- 51011.

6. A non-curding miscible oil insecticide, comprising mineral oil, to which is added a mineral oil soap composed chiefly of sodium naphthenates and water.

PAUL R. JONES. 

